[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1099 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1099

   To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of 
district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief, and 
                          for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 25, 2025

  Mr. Hawley (for himself, Mr. Cotton, and Mr. Moreno) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
   To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit the authority of 
district courts of the United States to provide injunctive relief, and 
                          for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Nationwide Injunction Abuse 
Prevention Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF DISTRICT COURTS OF THE UNITED STATES 
              TO PROVIDE INJUNCTIVE RELIEF.

    (a) In General.--Chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``Sec. 1370. Limitation on authority to provide injunctive relief
    ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a district court 
shall not issue any order providing for injunctive relief, unless the 
order is applicable only to--
            ``(1) a party to the case before the district court; or
            ``(2) the judicial district of the district court.''.
    (b) Table of Sections.--The table of sections for chapter 85 of 
title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
following:

``1370. Limitation on authority to provide injunctive relief.''.
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